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The primary role of a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) member was that of nursing orderly in hospitals, carrying out menial but essential tasks - scrubbing floors, sweeping, dusting and cleaning bathrooms and other areas, dealing with bedpans, and washing patients. They were not employed in military hospitals, except as ward and pantry maids; rather, they worked in Red Cross convalescent and rest homes, canteens, and on troop trains. The role of VADs did not significantly evolve between the wars. VADs in the Second World War were given more medical training, but they were not fully qualified nurses. They worked in convalescent hospitals, on hospital ships and the blood bank as well as on the home front. In 1943, the government created the Australian Women's Auxiliary Service (AWAS) to control the large numbers of VADs employed by the military. In 1967, the VAD movement became known as the Voluntary Aid Service Corps (VASC). Source: www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia/vad

I love this! This is the year that my mom was born and it's fun to see life in that day.

I am the administrator and will send you an invitation / Invitación



www.flickr.com/groups/fascination_of_life_and_love/
Besuch uns einfach, wir freuen uns um jeden Zuwachs.
Visit us, we look forward to any growth.

Invitation / Invitación / Einladung / Invito / Convite / Uitnodiging / Приглашение /招待

Question whether you want to join the group.
Frage: ob Du der Gruppe beitreten möchtest.

Bonjour, je suis un administrateur du groupe 30's "ART DECO period", et nous aimerions beaucoup que vous ajoutiez votre photo à notre groupe.

The two ladies look like sisters.

This dog is a part of a group. Dogs are certainly allowed on this beach. Nothing better than good company and a good time on the beach.

Edward I castle at Caernarfon. The king promised the Welsh a ruler who spoke not a word of English and appeared on the balcony of this castle with his baby son, who spoke not a word of anything. Thus did Edward of Caernarfon become the first English Prince of Wales. BTW, no one spells it Carnarvon any more, not even us English ;-)

I don't understand why somebody has tagged this photo with "Scotland".

The same person who can't spell crenellation, I suppose;-)

Sorry for delay in responding. We'll add "Caernarfon, Wales" to the title and a note to clarify the location. We've been leaving most tags "as is" in case the word(s) are there because of a resemblance or reminder to a similar scene. Haven't quite figured out how to flag such tags to avoid confusion when a search for "Scotland" includes a photo of Wales. Hopefully the new title will help. ("Crenelation" turned out to be an alternate spelling for "crenellation.")

Gosh! Did it? That's interesting:-)